Illinois high school boys basketball polls
Here are the rankings of Illinois high school boys basketball teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters:
Class 4A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Curie | 26-1 | 88 | 2 |
| 2. | Whitney Young | 23-6 | 75 | 3 |
| 3. | Belleville West (1) | 23-3 | 74 | 1 |
| 4. | Normal Community | 22-3 | 51 | 5 |
| 5. | Danville | 23-3 | 46 | 6 |
| 6. | Marian Catholic | 24-3 | 43 | 4 |
| 7. | Evanston | 25-4 | 28 | 7 |
| T-8. | Bloom | 21-3 | 24 | 8 |
| T-8. | Collinsville | 26-3 | 24 | NR |
| 10. | Rockford East | 27-3 | 21 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Moline 10, Bolingbrook 3, Homewood-Flossmoor 3, Geneva 2, Lincoln Park 2, York 1.
Class 3A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Bogan (10) | 22-2 | 116 | 1 |
| 2. | Morgan Park (1) | 24-3 | 109 | 2 |
| 3. | Springfield Southeast (1) | 22-2 | 95 | 3 |
| 4. | East St. Louis | 22-5 | 87 | 4 |
| 5. | Peoria Notre Dame | 19-4 | 63 | 5 |
| 6. | Lincoln | 22-2 | 61 | 6 |
| 7. | Rock Falls | 24-2 | 38 | 8 |
| 8. | Ottawa | 20-2 | 27 | 9 |
| 9. | St. Viator | 20-5 | 19 | 10 |
| 10. | St. Laurence | 22-3 | 12 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Farragut 11, Kankakee 4, Herrin 4, Normal University 4, Taylorville 2, Highland 2, DePaul Prep, Lindblom 1, Peoria Manual 1, Carbondale 1.
Class 2A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Nashville (12) | 28-2 | 135 | 1 |
| 2. | Orr (2) | 18-10 | 114 | 3 |
| 3. | Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley | 24-2 | 106 | 4 |
| 4. | Leo | 19-7 | 96 | 2 |
| 5. | Alton Marquette | 25-3 | 73 | 7 |
| 6. | Bloomington Central Catholic | 20-7 | 58 | 5 |
| 7. | Teutopolis | 27-5 | 54 | 6 |
| 8. | Dunbar | 18-5 | 40 | 8 |
| 9. | Fairfield | 27-2 | 36 | 9 |
| 10. | Sterling Newman | 24-3 | 13 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Corliss 11, Williamsville 10, Casey-Westfield 7, Warsaw West Hancock 6, Pinckneyville 5, Aurora Christian 4, Aledo (Mercer County) 2.
Class 1A
| No. | Team | W-L | Pts | Prv |
| 1. | Providence -St. Mel (8) | 21-6 | 115 | 1 |
| 2. | Cissna Park (2) | 24-3 | 112 | 2 |
| 3. | Kewanee (Wethersfield) (2) | 23-2 | 106 | 3 |
| 4. | Moweaqua Central A&M (1) | 25-3 | 97 | 4 |
| 5. | East Dubuque | 24-1 | 69 | 6 |
| 6. | Ottawa Marquette | 25-2 | 56 | 7 |
| 7. | Winchester-West Central | 22-6 | 55 | 5 |
| 8. | Concord Triopia | 26-2 | 50 | 8 |
| T-9. | Thompsonville | 26-2 | 15 | 9 |
| T-9. | Elmwood | 21-2 | 15 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Nokomis 11, Madison 9, Sesser-Valier 3, Newark 1, Champaign Judah Christian 1.
This story was originally published February 13, 2019 at 11:34 AM.
Dean Criddle
Belleville News-Democrat